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Peter Gartland

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Peter Gartland
Personal information
Full name Peter Gartland[1]
Date of birth 14 May 1893
Place of birth Seaham, England
Date of death June 1973 (1973-07) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Manchester, England[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1914 Seaham Harbour
1914–1918 Manchester City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Gartland (14 May 1893 – June 1973) was an English professional footballer who made one appearance as a left back in the Football League for Manchester City.[1] At the time of his death in June 1973, Gartland was the last living member of Manchester City's final pre-war squad.[3]

Personal life

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Gartland served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[2] In September 1918, he received a small shrapnel wound in the leg from a gas shell, which necessitated the leg being amputated.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1914–15[2] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 108. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Peter Gartland – Manchester City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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